Home / Newsroom / News Archive / 2021 / NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force achieves Initial Operational Capability Feb 15 2021 NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force achieves Initial Operational Capability MONS, Belgium – NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, General Tod Wolters, has declared the NATO AGS RQ-4D remotely piloted aircraft initially operationally ready to conduct missions. This is a major milestone for the programme, which will substantially increase the Alliance’s awareness, indications and warnings of what is happening around its borders. “In November, we recently announced the arrival of the final NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft in Sigonella, Italy, a significant milestone towards improved sensing of the environment”, said Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Wolters, during the Brussels-Hub media interview on February 3, 2021.